Town of Scituate
Updated Demographic and Economic Characteristics
* Annual information for 2000-2006 is available by downloading this Excel file
Government
Town Hall
195 Danielson Pike
North Scituate, RI 02857
Fax: 401-647-7220
Hours: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Established: 1636
- Incorporated: 1730
- Form of government: Seven-member town council.
- Council meetings: The second Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m., work session on the 4th Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m., financial town meeting held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April.
- Fiscal year begins: April 1
Census 2000 Data
A summary profile of Census 2000 characteristics is available from the RI Office of Statewide Planning at: http://www.planning.ri.gov/census/citytown.htm
Community Links
Hyperlink provided by the Office of Municipal Affairs, Rhode Island Department of Administration.
- Scituate municipal departments and officials
- Scituate state senator and representative
- Town of Scituate homepage with links to schools and local business
- Area points of interest and attractions please visit the state tourism website
History
Scituate is located just beyond the suburban sprawl of Johnston to the west of Providence. The town was mainly an agricultural settlement, but as more settlers came, water power was developed along its many streams. At Hope, a small village in the southern end of the town, an iron furnace was established in which ore was melted, shipped in from a bog in nearby Cranston. Years later, cotton mills were established and several small villages were incorporated. The city of Providence acquired title to a large area in the northern part of the town, and there, through construction of a large dam, several thousand acres were flooded, establishing the Scituate Reservoir, Providence's main source of water supply. Today Scituate is best known for its many apple orchards, old farms and long stretches of stone walls dividing the beautiful woodlands.
Irena Nedeljkovic-Cunningham